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The 10 Most Impactful Plays of Super Bowl LI

Jim Sannes  —  @JimSannes Feb 6th, 2017
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8. Hooper Puts the Falcons up 14

Win Probability Swing: +9.00% | Win Probability After: 77.15%

Hey, it wasn't all bad, Atlanta. After a Devonta Freeman touchdown got the party started in the second quarter, Hooper made it a two-score game on this beauty by Ryan.


The win probability had been building slowly in Atlanta's favor for a while leading up to this. After Freeman's touchdown, the Falcons had 59.66% win odds, at that point their peak in the game. New England's next drive pushed things further in that direction before the league's top offense took control.

Leading up to Hooper's touchdown were two plays that will be glossed over here, but only because they didn't directly result in points. The first was a 24-yard catch for Taylor Gabriel (not the one that almost sent Malcolm Butler into an early retirement) followed by Julio Jones getting his ballerina on.

Those two combined to put the Falcons above 70% win odds, and three plays later, Hooper's touchdown turned up the heat even more.

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